Associated led the structural and engineering team for a 6000 square metre athletic field house, including three full-size basketball courts and an upper level running track, as well as fitness rooms and community use rooms.

Elkford Community Centre Elkford, BC

The structural system utilizes heavy timber, including cross laminated timber panels to form the shear walls. This is the first significant project to use these panels in this manner in North America.

South Fork Water Treatment Plant Nanaimo, BC

Nanaimo’s South Fork Water Treatment Plant is the largest, siphon-powered, membrane filtration plant in North America. The innovative use of siphon, rather than pumps, reduces the building footprint, and saves capital, operating and maintenance costs. Employing a two-stage membrane filtration system increases treatment efficiency to more than 98%.

Blackadore Caye Development Belize

Blackadore Caye hopes to raise critical awareness for global issues, such as climate change, ocean acidification, and habitat loss. T he project will set new standards in leading green technologies and restoration strategies with a key objective of the resort being Net Zero Energy, Net Zero Water, and Net Zero Waste.

Fort St. John Hospital Fort St. John, BC

Associated completed design of civil and site works for the new Fort St. John Hospital, which was delivered as a Public Private Partnership (P3) project. Our design included stormwater management ponds and rain capture cisterns, which met LEED requirements.

Sustainable Design

Associated practices a collaborative design process. We use an integrated, synergistic approach, considering all phases of the overall project life-cycle, aimed at achieving demonstrable optimal management of energy, environmental, human, waste, and water assets during design, construction, and operation. Sustainable design is not a discipline on its own, but rather a common practice with thoughtful, creative, and innovative engineering that crosses all disciplines. Across Associated, staff members share ideas to meet and overcome current and future challenges. We promote economic, environmental, and social sustainability on all our projects. We collaborate with our clients to develop sustainable plans and designs.

This poster condenses over 50 pages of data from the provinces report on climate changes over the last century into a succinct overview... and warning of trends that are affecting us right now. Contact Lianna Mah for more information and a higher-resolution version.